Windows graphics on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, allows an attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles embedded fonts, aka "Win32k Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8682.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100781 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039338 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8683 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42746/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-09-12T00:00:00

Updated: 2017-09-20T09:57:01

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-8683

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-09-13T01:29:10.130

Modified: 2019-05-03T12:44:36.817


Link: CVE-2017-8683

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE